wheel spacers??
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Wheel spacers/adapters are sometimes a necessary evil -- and they can be a problem. I'm running them in the rear to adapt my 31 spline FX4 axle to 5x5.5 pattern of a full size F-150.
1. They're aluminum and tend to "spread" under the lugnuts. Make sure you carefully follow the torque requirements and check and retorque them as specified or you might regret it.
2. They're of varying quality. The ability of some of them to properly center on your wheel hub is suspect. I think mine are off. Buy good quality ones and don't cheap out if you do this.
3. Like anything that pushes your wheels outward, they increase stress on front end components particularly and our front ends are very weak.
There may be others with more to say, but frankly I wouldn't put them on unless you absolutely need them.
1. They're aluminum and tend to "spread" under the lugnuts. Make sure you carefully follow the torque requirements and check and retorque them as specified or you might regret it.
2. They're of varying quality. The ability of some of them to properly center on your wheel hub is suspect. I think mine are off. Buy good quality ones and don't cheap out if you do this.
3. Like anything that pushes your wheels outward, they increase stress on front end components particularly and our front ends are very weak.
There may be others with more to say, but frankly I wouldn't put them on unless you absolutely need them.
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I don't know if you'll have to trim your lug nuts -- but you might need to trim your studs if they stick out past the end of the spacer. Most spacers come with nuts to bolt them to your studs which are the right depth already, and nothing changes in the way your wheel bolts up.
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I don't know if you'll have to trim your lug nuts -- but you might need to trim your studs if they stick out past the end of the spacer. Most spacers come with nuts to bolt them to your studs which are the right depth already, and nothing changes in the way your wheel bolts up.
Yeah I meant to say studs instead of lugs
I got mine here http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsscramblin
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Wheel spacers/adapters are sometimes a necessary evil -- and they can be a problem.
A big factor I would also weigh in is the offset of your wheels. If they are stockers and you move them out an inch it will be similar backspacing to most after market wheels, (MT classics) and similar stresses. Which usually isn't disastrous.
After some research I decided to give them a try a little over a year ago because the fiberglass made the 12.5s look tucked. I ran them on all corners for about a year. The wider track up front looked cool but made the truck wander around on the road and gave some bumpsteer. Eventually I traded them for wider tires.
As people said if you get them tighten them down gradually to make sure they center on the lugs. I measured the factory studs around 1.25" long, but have read if you get under 1.5" spacers you will have to trim the studs.
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i got a set for 70 a piece or so..
http://www.adaptitusa.com/
you get what you pay for -- IMO
havent had any problems i just got them so i can run 5 on 5.5 wheels..
http://www.adaptitusa.com/
you get what you pay for -- IMO
havent had any problems i just got them so i can run 5 on 5.5 wheels..
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